Transliteration
Bhand jammee-ai
bhand nimmee-ai
bhand mangan vee-aaho.
Bhanda-ho hovai dos-tee
bhanda-hu cha-lai raahu.
Bhand mu-aa bhand bhaalee-ai
bhand hovai ban- dhaan.
So ki-o man-daa aakhee-ai jit ja-meh raa jaan.
Bhanda- ho hee bhand oop-jai, bhandai baajh na ko-ay.
Naanak bhandai baa-hraa ayko sachaa so-ay.
Naanak bhandai baa-hraa ayko sachaa so-ay.
Jit mukh sadaa salaa hee-ai bhaagaa ratee chaar.
Nanak tay mukh ooj – lay tit sa-chay dar-baar.
Meaning
From woman man is born, within woman man is conceived.
The woman becomes his friend, through the woman future generations continue.
When the woman in a man’s life dies, he must look for another woman, because he is attached to the woman.
So why treat badly the one who gives life to kings?
From the woman the woman is born, without the woman there would be no one.
O Nanak, only the True Lord exists without woman.
The mouth that praises the Lord continually, is blessed and beautiful.
O Nanak, those faces will be radiant in the court of the True Lord.
Effect
Prayer to open to the divine feminine energy. It empowers women and gives them the dignity that is their birthright. It is for the woman who wants her prayers to bless her relationships, her family and her world.
